March 2010

ST. MARY’S FINEDON

PARISH MAGAZINE

MARCH 2010

ST. MARY THE VIRGIN

FINEDON

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From the Churchwardens

What dreadful scenes we witnessed from Haiti in January but in

the midst of all the chaos there has been hope when a girl was pulled

from the wreckage almost 2 weeks after the disaster. What can we

do to help? Most of us have privately donated money to help to pro-

vide the immediate essentials. World Vision appealed to the Church

for money to buy a shelter for a family. We were able to provide

funds for a shelter due to the generous donations from the congre-

gation. Thank you to all who contributed. We do not know how those

people felt or how they are feeling or coping now or how they will

manage in the future. Remember them in your prayers. Although

Haiti has dropped from the news help will be needed there for a long

time to come.

It is lovely to see the church lit up at night time. Many people have

remarked how pleased they are now the lights have returned and the

support has been excellent. Thank you to the Buffs for their gift

and

to Alan Mitchell who given his time and materials in installing the

lights.

Just moving slightly into April, we have Father Peter to take services

on Maundy Thursday 1st April at 7.30pm to celebrate the last supper

which was really the first Holy Eucharist. It was also the night that

Jesus washed his disciples feet but was later betrayed by Judas in

the Garden of Gethsemane.

The word ‘Maundy’ comes from mandate – the mandate, the command

given by Jesus at the last supper to love one another.

Good Friday, 2nd April, services will be at 11.00 am Stations of the

Cross around the Church and 2.00 pm when we are reminded of Je-

sus’ suffering . We look forward to you joining in with these impor-

tant services. Once again we are grateful to Father Peter for looking

after us. Jane & NeilJane & NeilJane & NeilJane & Neil

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Afternoon Tea Sunday 7th March 4.30 - 5.30 pm Tickets £2.50

Transport available ring Neil on 682117

6.00 pm Evensong (for those wishing to stay)

Light refreshments will be served after the service.

Easter HuntEaster HuntEaster HuntEaster Hunt

on

Sunday 4th April

In the church yard after 9.30 Eucharist

What a Connection!!

As you all are aware we are very lucky to have our church floodlight for a few hours in the evenings. We are grateful to the BUFFS for their help in this matter. We must also say a huge thank you to A Mitchell Electricals, Ltd. They have family connections with Finedon which go back a long way and were more than happy to donate their time, materials and expertise which was needed to install the lights. The men worked through the snow and freezing conditions to get the lights on as soon as they could. A big thanks you to all concerned

Neil & JaneNeil & JaneNeil & JaneNeil & Jane

Church Floodlighting

We have had a wonderful reaction to the church floodlights being on again at night, and we have to thank the Buffs for instigating this. Initially we planned only to illuminate the building at weekends but the comments have been so positive that, for the time being, the lights are on every evening, and will continue to be so whilst the sponsorship funds permit. May I thank everybody who has already kindly offered to sponsor the

lighting for a week, either to celebrate a special occasion or in memory of a loved one. There are many dates still available throughout the year so if you would like to help us to maintain the illumination of our beautiful church building please either contact me directly or contact Jane or Neil or complete an application form (copies of which are available at the back of the church). The cost will be £10 per week of dedication, with all money raised going towards the running costs of the floodlighting. If desired, you may specifically request ano-nymity. We have no mechanism for turning away support – so if your week is already “booked” it does not matter, two sponsors in one week will make up for other weeks when nobody comes forward!

Carole Heywood (on behalf of the PCC).Carole Heywood (on behalf of the PCC).Carole Heywood (on behalf of the PCC).Carole Heywood (on behalf of the PCC).

Floodlighting for February

Weeks commencing: 7th February - In Memory of Louisa Love sponsored by her daughters 14th February - In Memory of Edith May Gambrell sponsored by Bryan Chapman 21st February - In Memory of George Alfred Shields sponsored by Joyce & Bryan Williams Also In Memory of Margery Bailey sponsored by Janet Millington and David Bailey

28th February In Memory of Colin David Mears sponsored by E. Mears.

Simnel Cake

300g/10oz SR Flour ½ teaspn mixed spice 110g/40z butter 110g/4oz brown sugar 2 tabs golden syrup 350g/12oz Mixed fruit 2 eggs 700g Marzipan 2 tabs icing sugar Oven 150C/ 325F/ Gas 3 for 1 hour to 1 and quarter hours. 1. Rub butter into flour 2. Add all dry ingredients, sugar, spice, and fried fruit. 3. Add golden syrup and eggs. 4. Add enough milk to make a soft consistency. 5. Stir well. 6. Grease an 8inch deep round tin. 7. Place half the mixture in the tin. 8. Roll out 1/3 of the marzipan. 9. Place on top of mixture 10. Add the rest of the mixture 11. Smooth the surface. 12. Bake in centre of oven one to one and quarter hours – test with a skewer. 13 Cool for 10 minutes 14. Roll out 1/3 of marzipan 15. Mix icing sugar with a little water pour on the cake. 16. Place rolled marzipan on top. 17. Make 11 balls of marzipan with the remaining paste – these represent the 11 apostles. 18. Arrange around the edge of the cake. 19. Decorate to your own choice.

Transport to Church

Please do not sit at home unable to attend church services and events because of transport. Ring Neil (682177) or Jane (680522) who will sort out transport for you.

Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday, not Mothers Day, al-ways falls in the middle of Lent. It really refers to the Mother Church. It is known that about 4 centuries ago people started visiting their Mother Church where they were baptised on Mothering Sunday. Maids and servants were allowed the day off to visit their families and Mother Church on this Sunday. They would say “they had gone a Mothering”. It was also a tradition to bake a Simnel Cake on

Mothering Sunday for Easter day and often

daughters in service would take a Simnel Cake home on this day.

Church of St Mary the Virgin,

is holding a

Beetle Drive &

Sausage & Mash on

Friday 19th March at the

Muslo School at 7.00 pm

Adults £4.00 Children £2.00

Transport Available

Boobs and Brass

Wow! What can I say. £2,000 raised from the Boobs and Brass Concert. This money will be split between the Church and the Breast Cancer Campaign. An enormous thank you to all concerned. Those who worked hard to make it successful, those who came and supported and those who helped clear up afterwards. I make one exception in naming a ‘thank you to someone’ and that is Janice Pinnock. I could not keep up with her. I called her ‘God’s Little worker’.. She sold tickets galore, put posters all over the county, provided the tea for the band out of her own pocket, washed up and did much much more towards the evening Thank you in once again Janice. The ladies that play in the band come from all over the country. They ask to join the band to help raise money for breast Can-cer research. Most of them are very accomplished musicians, some are young beginners, but they all play in their local bands. The ladies complimented us on our hospitality, they do not usu-ally get tea provided and said it was wonderful to play to a full Church. Come again next year please if you can fit us in.

JaneJaneJaneJane

Tombola

Following the wonderful success of the Boobs and Brass concert in church on the 13th Feb-ruary, we would like to thank every one of you who supported our fundraising tombola in any way. We are most grateful to everybody who donated prizes and also to those of you who “tried your luck” on the night to help boost the

funds raised in aid of the Breast Cancer Campaign and our church. Thank you all for your generous support.

Janice, Margaret, Judy and CaroleJanice, Margaret, Judy and CaroleJanice, Margaret, Judy and CaroleJanice, Margaret, Judy and Carole

Townswomen’s Guild

The AGM will take place on Thursday 4th March at 7.30 pm in the Town Hall. After the reports, Mr Richard Adams will speak on the subject of ‘Travels with Cam-

era’ and the competition will be for a travel photograph. There will also be a ‘Bring and Buy’ sale and the opportunity to chat over a cup of coffee. All visitors and new members will be most welcome to join us.

January Collection Comparisons 2010

2nd £238.17 3rd £226.9 9th £250.00 10th £275.00 16th £214.53 17th £354.80 23rd £235.97 24th £238.6 30th £328.30 31st £291.60

£1,267.06 £1,386.90

Christian Aid

Thanks to the generous donations made towards refreshments following the Holy Eucharist service each Sunday morning, we have been able to send a donation of £408.93 to Christian Aid. Thank you to all who have contributed to this amount, and to the faithful team of ladies who serve us with coffee and - if we’re lucky - biscuits and cakes! Getting together after the service gives us a chance to catch up with friends and it’s also an excellent opportunity to welcome newcomers into the church community. Let’s keep up this good work!

Finedon Local History Society

The next meeting of the History Society will be held on Monday 22nd March in the Mission Room, Well Street at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Derek Smeathers who will give a talk on ‘Northamptonshire Postal History During World War 1.’ Admission is £2.00 for members and £3.00 for non-members including light refreshments. A raffle will also be held.

St. Mary's Thursday Club.

Thank you to everyone who sup-ported our annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake races. Numbers were slightly down, possi-bly due to it being half term holi-days. The winner of our mum's race was, Catherine Lockwood, 2nd - Kelly Headland, 3rd - Lorna Freeman. Childrens’ races winners - Pre-school - Ruby Mears Reception - Charlie Wilson Year 1 - Joint winners - Ashleigh York, Jacob Thompson Year 2 - Tristan Brooks Year 3 - Ben Littlewood Year 4 - Zak Bloomfield Year 5 - Aaron Taylor Year 7 - Tom Betts

We will be sending £75.00 to the Children's Society.

Christine ChapmanChristine ChapmanChristine ChapmanChristine Chapman

Girl Guiding

Girl Guiding is celebrating its 100 years this year and to mark the celebration we are holding an exhibition in the Friends Meeting House between August and October of this year. We are asking if there are any old rainbows, brownies, guides, rangers, or guiders who have any old uniforms, badges, old sashes, photographs or memo-rabilia that we could possibly borrow to help make this event wonderful. If so please contact Mandy West on 07775674500.

St. David’s Day Quiz

1. St. David’s feast Day is always on March 1st? a. True b. False

2. Which flower is traditionally worn on St. David’s day?

a. Crocus b. Daffodil c. Snowdrop

3. On what date is St. David said to have died?

a. 489 AD b. 589 AD c. 689 AD 4. Was St. David a vegetarian?

a. True b. False 5. Why was David chosen as the patron Saint of Wales?

a. His feast is celebrated more than other Saints in Wales. b. He was the oldest Saint in Wales c. He was the wisest saint in Wales 6. Is the flag of St. David:-

a. A red dragon on a white and green background. b. Yellow cross on a black background c. Green dragon on a White and red background. 7. How old was St. David when he died?

a. 94 years b. 83 years c. 100 years.

Answers:- Over the page

Answers: 1a. 2b. 3b. 4a. 5a. 6b. 7.c

A date for your diary

JAZZ AT THE BEDE HOUSEJAZZ AT THE BEDE HOUSEJAZZ AT THE BEDE HOUSEJAZZ AT THE BEDE HOUSE

WITH LUNCHWITH LUNCHWITH LUNCHWITH LUNCH

Sunday 30th May 2010

12.30pm – 4 pm

Watch this space for more

details in next month’s magazine

Finedon WI

This month’s meeting will take place in the Mission Room on Monday the 8th at 7.30 p.m. The Speaker will be Patricia Jenkin and her subject will be Grandma’s Remedies. As usual there will be a ‘bring and buy’ stall, refreshments and a raffle. Guests £3.00 each, Members free. Guests and prospective new mem-bers are always welcome so if you want to find out more about your lo-cal WI please come along on the 8th and ask any Committee member.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Finedon

Meat Bingo

on Friday

12th March

at the Mulso School,

Wellingborough Road at

7.30 pm

Admission Free

Refreshments available, Raffle

Everyone Welcome

Transport available.

For details please telephone

Andrew Weatherill 682212

In My DayIn My DayIn My DayIn My Day the ramblings of Hubert James In my day it was about this time of year that pubs began to change. And one of the most exciting changes began here in Finedon. Now up until then pubs had been solely places where you could get a drink. And when I say drink, it was mainly bitter, porter or mild. Lager hadn’t taken off. If you wanted something that colour you had to drink ci-der. Anyway, it was all drink no food. That all changed when a Mr and Mrs Doyle took over the Mulso. They came to the town from Edinburgh. Now Mrs Doyle was an excellent cook. Her husband couldn’t get enough of her Nips and Tatties, what-ever that was. Anyway, Mrs Doyle came up with the idea of offering meals in the pub. Now this was about the time that relations with China were at an all time low, and so there was a national plate shortage. The government of the day tried to persuade them to send us a few dishes at least but all they wanted to export were panda’s. So the Doyles, short of plates needed an alternative way of serving their meals. In Scotland Mr Doyle had been a part-time coracle weaver. And so he was the one who came up with the idea of serving them in baskets. We all found this very strange. And the meals took quite awhile to catch on. All the time Doyle was weaving away, and the lawn at the back of the Mulso was covered with little baskets. In the kitchen Mrs Doyle was oblivious to the lack of sales and fried up piles of scampi, chicken and chips. Desperate, the Doyles introduced taster sessions, and buy one get one free offers. And gradually using all their marketing skills, they got folk to eat out of baskets. Word travelled fast about food in pubs. Folk from all over wrote to the Doyles

asking how they did it. In the end Doyle wrote a book about how they sold

piles of food in baskets. It became a best seller. You’ll have heard of it: The Mounds of the Basket-meals.

Church Monthly Draw

Results of the February Draw Total Receipts £287.00 Restoration Fund £143.00 1st Prize £71.75 Winning No.182 2nd Prize £43.05 Winning No. 81 3rd Prize £28.70 Winning No.107 The draw takes place on the first Sunday of the month. If you would like to join the draw, please con-tact Kathy Hobbs on 01933 398794

Town Diary

March 1st 7.30 BL, David Bone, Dartmoor Prison Officer 2nd 9.30 Coffee morning, Football Club 4th 7.30 TG, Town Hall, AGM 7th 4.30-5.30 St Mary’s Church afternoon tea 6pm Evensong

8th 7.30 WI Mission Room, Grandma’s Remedies, Patricia Jen kins

9th 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club 12th 7.30 Church Meat Bingo, Mulso School 16th 9.30 Coffee morning, Football Club 19th 7pm Beetle Drive, Sausage & Mash 22nd 7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Northamptonshire Postal His tory during WW1 23rd 9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club

April 1st 7.30 TG, Town Hall, Mike Leonard, School Holiday Fiascos. 12th 7.30 BL. Kathy Lynch, Armchair Aerobics 7.30 WI Mission Room, Make a Button Necklace, Bee Inspired 13th 7.30 PCC AGM St Mary’s Church

26th 7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Sandra Bailey, Burghley House

May 1st FIWC May Fayre 10th 7.30 WI Mission Room - Resolutions, Faith Supper, Plants 7.30 BL TBA 22nd Finedon Town Sale

June 7th 7.30 BL - Bob Martin Glass Blowing Demonstration and talk 14th WI Mission Room, Ice Palace Hotel, Margaret Smith 23-27th FIWC Flower Festival

September 18th FIWC Harvest Sale

October 9th FIWC Table top sale 10th FIWC Thank Offering

December 10th FIWC Christmas Bazaar